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This 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider is a well-sorted driver that has passed through the ownership of several well-known Bay Area Alfa personalities over the last decade, each time being made better. Most recently, the car was given a $10k body restoration including extensive rocker replacement using genuine later Alfa sheetmetal, as thoroughly documented in the gallery. The factory Apple Green with black leather combo looks really sharp and sets this one apart from the many red Duettos. Mrs. Robinson references are also reduced. The 86k miles are believed to be original based on the previous owners, and the dash, trunk, and engine bay paint is all factory.

This car is a smooth driving spider that shifts properly, meaning no second gear syncro issues with its five-speed transmission. The car is offered in a very pure and uncluttered form… free of the bumper guards, luggage racks, or terrible wheels that so often detract from the classic boat-tail design. Wheels are powdercoated Giulia sedan units with hubcap clips removed. They look great. Plastic Euro-spec headlamp covers were also added with the proper bucket modifications, as they complete the elegant shape of the front fender lines.

In May 2010 the car went to D&M AutoBody in Albany CA, where a fair amount of fiberglass and bondo in the outer rocker corners was discovered, along with some trouble underneath in the inner rockers. A mix of new and rust-free old pieces were used to reconstruct the inner/outer corners. It is very unusual to find these cars with this work already done and documented so well.

The dash, engine compartment and trunk were not painted, as the original Apple Green was in decent condition in those areas. The car emerged from the shop in June of 2011 looking sharp, though a full year older. The tach and speedo both work, and have a slight hazing that could probably be cleaned if disassembled. Oil pressure and water temp gauges work properly and show 50+lbs and 185 degrees when running. The fuel gauge isn’t accurate – it reads full for about 10 minutes if the tank is full to the neck, then drops to read empty. It has a period correct Audiovox radio, ironically no speakers are present.

The seats were rebuilt and recovered, and the majority of the interior was simply cleaned and reinstalled. An undersized aftermarket steering wheel was replaced with a Nardi. The dash pad has a single split on the driver’s side (see photo gallery). Door panels are serviceable originals, and the rubber floor material is decent, with the exception of a smallish hole from wear on the driver’s side. The center console / ashtray is included, but the previous owner’s prefered the clean look without it installed, and it remains that way.

Within the last 24 months, the Spider has seen routine maintenance, a replaced water pump, SPICA fuel injection belt, had the radiator recored, replaced miscellaneous tie-rod ends and flex brake lines, and fuel filters. At some point someone removed the factory dual brake boosters, but the pedal effort isn’t drastically different than our ’64 GT was fitted with a booster.

This is what was recieved last month from Marco Fazio at Alfa Romeo regarding provenance:
“According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 1480364 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce USA (105.62), manufactured on the 18th February 1969 and sold on the 19th February 1969 to Alfa Romeo Inc., Newark USA. The body colour is green, with black skai interiors.”

Special thanks goes to Nick Pon for the photos.

This car is being sold by Bring a Trailer Inc., a licensed, bonded, and insured California dealer. Sales tax and registration fees are due upon delivery for California buyers. We think that charging customers the allowable $80 documentation fee is lame, and so we won’t be doing that.